In such a short time, the "Lafayette Food Junkie Show" has been garnering so much recognition across the nation.

“The Lafayette Food Junkie Show” with Tiffiany Decou may only be three years old, but it’s now also a three-time nominee for The Taste Awards, or the Tasty's.

According to organizers, the national award competition honors achievements in Food, Fashion, Home and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, on Radio and at Live Interactive Events.

The 8th Annual Taste Awards will feature the best of the best and showcases some of the biggest names in the lifestyle programming industry. The Lafayette Food Junkie is nominated for BEST CRITIC OR REVIEW SERIES alongside shows such as THE CHEW and CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY with STEVE JAXON (full list of nominees below). It's also nominated for BEST RADIO BROADCAST (full list of nominees below). It’s the third year the show, hosted by Tiffiany Decou, has been given a nod for how it explores Acadiana culture in cooking. Decou has perfected the art of tasting and explaining how food helps make up the fabric of the area. She invites many of the areas biggest names in the restaurant world to the KPEL studio weekly.

BEST CRITIC OR REVIEW SERIES

  • California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon
  • The Chew
  • The Lafayette Food Junkie Radio Show

BEST RADIO BROADCAST

  • California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon
  • Living Homegrown Podcast
  • Louisiana Eats: Cravings, Addiction and Recovery in Restaurants and Bars
  • Snacky Tunes food & music radio
  • The Educational Drinking Show
  • The Lafayette Food Junkie Radio Show
  • What’s Cookin’ on Wine

Earlier this year, it was also announced the "Lafayette Food Junkie Show" wouldbe inducted into the 4th TASTE Hall of Fame.

“The Lafayette Food Junkie Show” can be heard on Newstalk 96.5 KPEL on Sunday evenings from 6-7 PM.

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